New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Women’s Team’s path to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026 has been marked by resilience, determination, and strong self-belief. After narrowly missing direct qualification at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, they secured their spot in the World Cup through qualifiers held at home and later won the FIH Nations Cup in New Zealand. These achievements highlight the team’s resilience and steady growth as they prepare to compete on the world’s bi…
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New Delhi/Washington, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left for Philippines to attend the ASEAN meetings and hold discussions with foreign ministers from the Quad grouping. US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor stated that he is looking forward to the second Quad ministerial meeting of the year and expressed Washington’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”Looking forward to joining Marco Rubio this week in the Philippines for our second Ministerial Quad meeting of the y…
Seoul, July 20 (IANS) The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Manila this week to discuss coordination on North Korea and enhance three-way economic and security cooperation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related mini…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Domestic equity markets opened lower on Monday, tracking weak global cues and spike in crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East kept investors cautious.Sensex fell over 500 points or 0.7 per cent to an intraday low of 77,591 in early trade, while Nifty started the session 144 points or 0.6 per cent lower at 24,190.05.Sectorally, selling pressure was concentrated in financial stocks, with Nifty Private Bank index dropping more than 2 per cent, followed b…
Pyongyang, July 18 (IANS) North Korea condemned “military collusion” among the United States, Japan and South Korea, saying it undermines regional peace and stability, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday, citing the country’s Ministry of National Defence.The Trilateral Chiefs of Defence meeting of the three countries convened Wednesday in Washington showed an attempt to “attain a military superiority in the region and seek their hegemonic geopolitical interests th…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday rejected comments made by a former Japanese minister regarding delays in the bullet train project in India, terming them as ‘individual opinion’ and ‘at considerable variance with facts’.“We have seen the post that has been referred to. It is an individual opinion and is at considerable variance with facts,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said while responding to media queries at a bi-weekly media briefing i…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Bharat Tex 2026 has secured textile investment commitments worth around Rs 14,300 crore and generated business enquiries valued at nearly $2.8 billion, reinforcing India’s growing position as a global textile manufacturing and sourcing hub, an official statement said on Friday.The Ministry of Textiles stated that spread across more than 16 lakh square feet, the event brought together 1,647 exhibitors, nearly 95,000 business visitors, including over 20,000 repeat visits,…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train from Haryana’s Jind, marking a major step towards cleaner and more sustainable rail transportation, the loco pilot highlighted the unique features.Speaking on the occasion, loco pilot Chandrakant Kumar highlighted the unique features of the hydrogen-powered train, saying, “It’s too good… The special feature of this train is that it runs on hydrogen and does not c…
Seoul, July 17 (IANS) South Korea’s exports of K-pop albums hit a record high in the first half of the year, government data showed on Friday, driven in part by BTS’ fifth studio album, ‘Arirang.’K-pop album exports reached $257.48 million in the January-June period, up 125 percent from a year earlier, according to import and export trade statistics from the Korea Customs Service, reports Yonhap news agency.The United States was the largest importer of K-pop albums during the period, with import…
Canberra, July 17 (IANS) India’s Rafale fighter jets and C-17 transport aircraft have arrived in Australia to participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) premier multinational air combat exercise, Pitch Black 2026, marking another step in expanding defence cooperation between the two countries.Announcing the arrival of the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent, the High Commission of India in Canberra said in a post on X, “The High Commission of India is proud to welcome the Indian …